[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-spy-survival-guide":3,"chapter-spy-survival-guide-spy-survival-guide-chapter-107":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Spy Survival Guide",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2366423,4634,"Chapter 107: The Identity of Old Father Hong","spy-survival-guide-chapter-107",107,"\u003Cp>\"Ten thousand US dollars?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you just say you're Qin Shi Huang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have the money, you might as well just kill him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou was too lazy to waste his breath and hung up the phone directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unfamiliar \"father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since arriving in Jinhai, the two hadn't even met yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To demand his blood the moment they started, who could stand that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let him die for all he cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the original body's memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father, Hong Wangzu, had always been a reckless scoundrel back in Hangcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had walked on thin ice his whole life to finally reach his current position; with Hong Wangzu’s nature of indulging in every vice, he might just be ruined by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, what's wrong?\" his mother, He Yinfeng, asked uneasily while draped in a coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, it's nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go to sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou unplugged the phone line to avoid the endless calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were indeed troubled times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui and the Red Tickets were highly likely to use this \"fake father\" to drag him into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou had no intention of taking such a risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he checked the grenades and firearms on his person and drove to the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all things in the world, sleep was the most important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how would he have the energy tomorrow to make money and play cards with the ladies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An underground secret room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chuncheng, the assistant manager of the Longyang Company, puffed on a cigar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several fierce-looking henchmen were punching and kicking Hong Wangzu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Assistant Manager Zhao, that kid hung up the phone,\" a pockmarked thug holding the receiver shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chuncheng’s slightly chubby cheeks revealed a hint of coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm calling, but it won't go through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The phone line has been unplugged,\" Pockmarked Jiao added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Hong, it seems you aren't worth much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your son won't even part with ten thousand US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chuncheng patted Hong Wangzu’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Assistant Manager Zhao, I, my son is one of Station Chief Wu’s men, he has money, he has money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I beg you, don't kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Wangzu kowtowed like he was pounding garlic, pleading with tears and snot streaming down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not kill you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chuncheng sneered, pressing the burning tip of his cigar hard against his forehead:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sell liquor, the biggest foreign liquor distributor in Jinhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In Shanghu, my Longyang Company could walk sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never expected that in Jinhai, someone would dare to challenge my Longmen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what good deeds your son has done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Zhao Chuncheng kicked him, still feeling unsatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, how would I know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just arrived, I haven't even seen his face yet,\" Hong Wangzu said with a bitter, trembling face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your son is colluding with foreigners and Americans to sell knock-off liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now the foreign liquor supply for the municipal government and the garrison has all been switched to his Axe brand, squeezing out several of my Longyang brands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just last month, I lost nearly ten thousand US dollars in revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think I can let you go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chuncheng roared in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That, that’s his business, you talk to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to kill, kill him; settle your own grudges, don't come after me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hong Wangzu spoke, his nicotine addiction flared up, and he sniffed the cigar smoke like a dog to satisfy his craving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two father and son are truly something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The son doesn't acknowledge the father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The father doesn't care if the son lives or dies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really are a family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chuncheng smiled and waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pockmarked Jiao drew a short blade, and with one swift motion, sliced off Hong Wangzu’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Wangzu shrieked like a slaughtered pig in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't say I didn't give you a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what method you use, contact your son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Either pay the money, or pay with your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chuncheng ordered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My neighbor, Section Chief Yu, is familiar with my son; I’ll call him right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Wangzu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Wangzu tremblingly dialed Yu Zecheng’s number:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Section Chief Yu, please find Zhiyou for me, I’ve been kidnapped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng was standing by the curtains, feeling troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it's Old Father Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment, let me have a word with that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My friend, you’ve got some nerve, kidnapping someone right under the nose of the Juntong station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng answered the phone and spoke with Zhao Chuncheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't care what kind of station you are, prepare ten thousand US dollars immediately and arrive at Lion Bridge within an hour, placing it in the third hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don't see the money, don't blame me for being ruthless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhao Chuncheng finished speaking, he hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong?\" Cuiping asked, seeing his expression was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary Hong’s father has been kidnapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, these are truly troubled times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng sighed and began dialing numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After calling several club front desks, he finally found out where Hong Zhiyou had gone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please help me connect to Secretary Hong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiyou, your father has been kidnapped, the other side wants ten thousand US dollars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yu Zecheng could finish, Hong Zhiyou’s voice came from the other end:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me ten thousand US dollars, and from now on you can be my father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words were out, Hong Zhiyou hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He hung up; he says he has no money, and if you want a father, you can slaughter him as you please,\" Yu Zecheng said, spreading his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, do you think this Secretary Hong is obsessed with money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His own father, he really doesn't want him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping looked incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know what kind of person Hong Wangzu is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In our line of work, one should avoid getting involved in disputes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Zhiyou walks between black and white, between the green and the red; starting from nothing, it hasn't been easy for him to get where he is today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone like Hong Wangzu is bound to cause trouble sooner or later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he were my father, I wouldn't want him either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng shook his head and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time, the moment Old Hong returned, he snatched money from Auntie He and even hit her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the time, I wanted nothing more than to kick him to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A piece of trash like that deserves to die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping was a straightforward person and began to curse along with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's not talk about other people's family matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his brow and said with some exhaustion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Jingzhong dropped a hint to me tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Huang over at the police station might be exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what do we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have to go save Old Huang immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find me a machine pistol, and I'll charge over there right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll take down those dog secret agents one shot at a time and bring Old Huang out of the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Cuiping was shocked and said anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you some kind of heavenly soldier or general?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taking them down one shot at a time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The secret agents from the Juntong Bureau have probably already surrounded his house so tightly not even water could pass through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you go, wouldn't I be exposed too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cuiping, our mission is to lurk, not to fight people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng glanced at her, completely speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, how did he end up with a partner like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what do we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just sit there collecting money and silver while watching your comrade die?\" Cuiping was also irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time, to save Shopkeeper Qiu, I shot him seven times!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I love watching my comrades die, is that enough for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng felt stifled inside and couldn't be bothered to respond to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Yu, we have to do something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping took a deep breath, her tone softening slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she angrily slammed her fist on the table:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's hateful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is the underground organization in Jinhai like a sieve, leaking everywhere? How do those dog secret agents know everything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the cruelty of underground work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You never know who the next person to be arrested will be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yu Zecheng finished speaking, he weakly unbuttoned his white shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his hands on his hips, he paced back and forth in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his expression sharpened, and he walked to the phone to dial a number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone rang for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the other end came the exhausted voice of Huang Zhong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Huang Zhong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Yu Zecheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been busy lately, so I won't be going to the police station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow, hand the recent military adjustment and garrison data directly to Department Head Lu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get it done properly, don't drag it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Department Head Lu has a bad temper; if you drag it out and annoy him, you'll be back to sweeping the streets again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Click!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Won't your phone call be monitored?\" Cuiping asked, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Certainly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if my phone isn't being monitored, Huang Zhong's house definitely is,\" Yu Zecheng said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did you call? Are you stupid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's my lack of brains; I shouldn't have provoked you,\" Cuiping panicked and blamed herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has nothing to do with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretend you have a stomachache and send Liu Ma away; I need to go out to meet someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng thought for a moment and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly went downstairs and knocked on Liu Ma's door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Yu, what's the matter?\" Liu Ma asked, draping her clothes over her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cuiping has a severe stomachache, so I'm going out to buy medicine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please keep an eye on her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng gave the instruction and quickly went downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drove straight to Xie Ruolin's house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with people from the Zhongtong Bureau and making trades carries huge risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could only trust Hong Zhiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted the charm of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it?\" Old Xie opened the door in his boxers, pointing a gun at Old Yu outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's, it's Section Chief Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great, I was just... just thinking of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin stammered as he let him inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were thinking of money, weren't you?\" Yu Zecheng laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's, it's all the same; you, Secretary Hong, you are walking banknotes, I... I love you all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin sat down and was about to pour water, but Yu Zecheng signaled that it wasn't necessary:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, immediately, right now, have one of Ma Kui's men go to No. 26 Tangkou New Village on Chenglin Road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell him to secretly place this envelope in the mailbox at the entrance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The faster, the better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll pay half in advance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng took out five hundred dollars in cash and placed it on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's so late, this is a bit troublesome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you... do you want me to pick someone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin asked, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone, as long as it's someone from the action team!\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take photos?\" Xie Ruolin asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lu would never let Ma Kui claim all the credit alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He definitely has eyes on the ground there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sending photos at this point would be gilding the lily and raising suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done, wait for my good news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin sniffed the banknotes, his face full of intoxicated, base laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember to keep it confidential,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, isn't it just your Juntong Bureau's internal infighting nonsense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The officers all know what's going on like the back of their hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave, leave it to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's good that you think that way...\" Yu Zecheng said no more and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, can you get in touch with Secretary Hong?\" Xie Ruo called out to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng hesitated for two seconds, then gave him the number for the club's front desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, he drove to the Army Hospital, picked up some painkillers, and sped home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping was lying on the bed, her face a frightening, pale blue, and she couldn't stop breaking out in a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Ma was anxiously rinsing a towel to wipe her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you feeling any better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The medicine is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng hurriedly poured some water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Yu, the Lady is quite ill; wouldn't it be better to send her to the hospital?\" Liu Ma asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, we aren't going to the hospital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let those stinking men touch my belly? I'd rather die... just die,\" Cuiping protested weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Ma knew she was from the countryside and had her own principles, so she didn't try to persuade her further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take the medicine, it'll stop the pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just my period, I was just tired from working today,\" Cuiping explained with a sheepish smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng helped her take the medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, seeing Cuiping's expression soften, he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Ma, thank you for your hard work, go back and get some rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Mr. Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng saw her downstairs and out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he pressed his ear against the door, listening carefully to the movement outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the door next door slam shut with a bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he quickly head upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cuiping, are you alright? How, how did you end up like this?\" Seeing Cuiping looking half-dead, Yu Zecheng was truly panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping knitted her brows and started to laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine, I was faking it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, you were so convincing,\" Yu Zecheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've practiced martial arts; I know how to disrupt my Qi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping took a slight, deep breath, and slowly the sweating stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're really amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng looked at her and suddenly felt that Cuiping wasn't as annoying as he had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, this lady has plenty of skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping raised her hand and playfully punched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Oof...* Yu Zecheng let out a muffled groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like a woman, so soft.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was it?\" she asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've bought us some time; hopefully, we can escape this disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng lay on the bed, closing his eyes to calm his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to force himself to get a good night's sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingzhong and Ma Kui were both old foxes; if he looked haggard and exhausted tomorrow, it would certainly arouse their suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sleeping was also one of the essential courses for an agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, to Cuiping's astonishment, he began to snore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Navy Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Zhiyou poured a glass of red wine, swirled it gently, and took a sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something fishy about Hong Wangzu being kidnapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a bit of a reputation in Jinhai now, and with Long Er covering for him, there shouldn't be any problems in the underground world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party had demanded ten thousand US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>US dollars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary thugs and hoodlums preferred silver dollars for their daily expenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demanding a huge sum in US dollars meant the other party had connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were targeting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't care whether a lowlife like Hong Wangzu lived or died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had to find out who was bold enough to stir up trouble on his turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Hong Zhiyou dialed Long Er's number:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Brother, my father has been kidnapped; the other party might be coming for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you please help me investigate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If my father can be saved, save him; if not, forget it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone's life is a life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, thanks, Second Brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he hung up, the front desk phone rang again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Hong Zhiyou,\" he said, sipping his red wine and forcing himself to be patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it's Old Xie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yu came to see you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there anything in this world that you can't handle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The project I arranged for you last time, hasn't it come in handy now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going yourself, wouldn't that be too risky?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, be careful; I'm counting on you to live a long life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up, there's no time left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he hung up the phone, the corners of his mouth curling into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zecheng really went to find Xie Ruo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Xie couldn't find anyone, so he decided to act as the messenger himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money over life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ruthless man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly professional and trustworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenglin Road, No. 26 Tangkou New Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the surveillance vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, news from the telephone bureau; someone called Huang Zhong's house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ping dove inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you find out who it was?\" Ma Kui asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Zecheng,\" Li Ping said, looking somewhat excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the telephone bureau record it?\" Ma Kui was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Song Fei was stationed there, so it should have been recorded,\" Li Ping said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He finally showed his true colors, but I'm curious, how did Yu Zecheng know that Huang Zhong had been exposed?\" Ma Kui frowned, quite puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did my Master, Liu Xiong, die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn't it because the Station Chief and Yu Zecheng colluded to kill him?\" Li Ping sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, the Generalissimo said the Jinhai Station was a fortress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortress, my ass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is collusion with the enemy from top to bottom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder every operation I lead fails; the root of it is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui's cheeks tightened, and he spat out angry words through his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Zhiguo, standing to the side, listened and silently recorded every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since they've already tipped him off, Huang Zhong might try to run.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, move out immediately, arrest him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Kui ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong, who had just hung up the phone, woke up Jiang Aimei:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aimei, I have been exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The outside may already be surrounded by the Juntong Bureau. I will cover you; you must immediately evacuate through the secret passage in the back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Huang, I will cover you, you go.\" Jiang Aimei said while putting on her clothes and holstering her sidearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Jiang, we have played the part of a fake married couple for so many years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a lone person to begin with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have children and elderly parents in the Border Region.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, the secret passage is too small; if two people go, there will simply not be enough time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will cover you, go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you get to Beiping, remember to find Old Yuan. He has met you before and will arrange for your return to the Border Region.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhong said this as he pushed her toward the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Huang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Aimei’s eyes reddened, and she fought back tears as she entered the hidden compartment inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the sound of gunfire rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Aimei crawled through the secret passage, her tears falling like raindrops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a fake married couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after all these years, they had long since become inseparable family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Huang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take care!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At everyone's request, this chapter has been revised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3181,"2026-06-25T10:22:48.848Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","14a2a0e0d8a9defb85cf477defaf33141c74a5407e3e70092c46e72ab7aefdd5","spy-survival-guide-chapter-108","spy-survival-guide-chapter-106",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fspy-survival-guide-cover.jpg"]